Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costs
- Written by Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
Kuranda pub, Far North Queensland.ShutterstockNothing our leaders can do now will return the economy to where it was before COVID-19. For one thing, international travel is likely to remain closed for a long time.
But there are things they can do, and on Friday the prime minister outlined a roadmap.
Of interest to us is whether it makes sense to...
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